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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
(Released f o r P u b l i c a t i o n F r i d a y morning, August 20,19^8)

PI.il, 1

August 1 9 , I9I18

CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE B A M S
During the w e e k ended August 1 8 , member bank reserve balances decreased
$231,000,000* Reductions in member b a n k reserves resulted f r o m increases of
$207,000,000 in Treasury deposits w i t h Federal Keserve Banks, $96,000,000 in nonmember deposits and other Federal Reserve accounts and $13,000,000 in money i n eircu~
lation, offset i n part b y increases of $61,000,000 in Reserve Bank credit and
$20,000,000 i n gold stock and a decrease of $2,000,000 in Treasury cash* Excess
reserves of menber banks on August 18 were estimated to be approximately
$770,000,000.
Holdings of loans, discounts and advances increased $8,000,000 while
holdings of United States Government securities decreased $15,000,000. The decrease
in holdings o f United States Government securities reflects decreases of
$170,000,000 in b i l l s , $32,000,000 in certificates and $8,000,000 in notes and a n
increase of Sl9lj.,000,000 in b o n d s .
Changes in member b a n k reserve balances and related items during the
w e e k and the year ended August 1 8 , I9U8, were as follows:

Increase or decrease
since
August 1 8 ,

August 11,

19^8

August 20,

19^8

19^7

(In millions of dollars)
U» S . Government securities
L o a n s , discounts and advances
Other Reserve Bank credit

21,551
302
272

+
+

15
8
68

-

5U6

+
-

61
26

Total Reserve Bank credit
Gold stock
Treasury currency

22,125
23,708
14,565

+
+
+

61
2o
1

- 511
+2,01*2
+
Ik

Member bank reserve balances
M o n e y in circulation
Treasury cash
treasury deposits w i t h F # R* Banks
Nonmember deposits and other F,R„accounts

17,603
27,979
1,322
1,963
1,531

- 231
+ 13
2
+ 207
+ 96

+1,196
- 260
8
+ 698
80




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STATElSNT 05'. CONDITION
OF THE TTELVE FEDERAL EBUERVE BASKS COMBINED
(In thousands of dollars)
Increase or decrease
since
Aug. 1 8 ,

Aug. 1 1 ,
19U8

i?ko,

Aug. 2 0 ,
19U7

A S S E T S
Gold c e r t i f i c a t e s
R e d e m p t i o n fund f o r F , E . n o t e s
Total ?old c e r t i f i c a t e reserves
Other c a s h
Discounts and advances
Industrial loans
U. 3. Govt, securities:
Bills
Certificates
llotes
Bonds
T o t a l U . S . Government
s~e*curTti"es
Total loans and s e c u r i t i e s
Due from f o r e i g n b a n k s
F . E , n o t e s of o t h e r b a n k s
Uncollected items
Bank p r e m i s e s
Other a s s e t s
TOTAL ASSETS

21,827,670
a)? ,1163.
2 2 ; ^ 07133
267.SL2
301,593
688

+ 15,999
+^,_001_
+ 20*, 000

7,15U,957
5,128,1107
1,857,600
7,1409,756

-170,355
- 32,000
7,500

-7,003,232
-1,721,309
+1,1*38, ?00
+6,690/066

21,550,720

- 15,507

-

51*6,175

21,853,001

-

-

U8U.892
53
13,519
316,921
608
102,330

+
+
+

5.769
8,827
53

6,627

+2,077,1*91
61*, 153
+2,013,338
1,516
+
62,389
1,106

U9
126,721;
2,81*7,211
32,i;89
159,607

+ 1,115
+37lt,962
3
+ 5.61*1

+
+
+
+

17,727,056

+1*00,857

+1,960,255

23,862,61*8

+ 16,005

-

17,602,520
1,963,3011
393,783
571,713
20,531,320
2,575,01*8

-231,656
+207,01*6
+ 8,391
+ 91,727
+ 75,508
+306,930

+1,195,11*9
+ 698,21|8
99,^26
+
78,121
+1,872,092
+ 3U2,6Ul

11,928
U6,98o,"9UU

1,852
+396,591

3,590
+l,9H,96o

199,226
UU8,189
27,5U3
71,15U
1*7,727,056

37

L I A B I L I T I E S
Federal Reserve notes
Deposits:
Leniber b a n k - r e s e r v e a c c o u n t
U.S.Treasurer-general account
Foreign
Other
Total deposits
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y items
Other l i a b i l i t i e s i n c l u d i n g accrued
dividends
TOTAL LIABILITIES
C A c I TA L A C C O U N T S
Capital paid i n
Surplus ( s e c t i o n 7)
S u r p l u s ( o e c t i o n 15b)
Other c a p i t a l accounts
TOTAL LLiBILITIE* *iSD CArlTAL ACCOUNTS
R a t i o of ; ; o l d c e i * t i f i c a t e r e s e r v e s
t o d e p o s i t and F.K. note
l i a b i l i t i e s combined
C o n t i n g e n t l i a b i l i t y on b i l l s p u r c h a s e d
for foreign correspondents
Commitments t o make i n d u s t r i a l l o a n s




50.5$
1,820
6,190

U.229
+1*00,857

299,183

5,952
8,366
88
33,889
+1,960,255

+
+

.lfo
51
62

2,212
762

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STATELEMT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL KEiKEVB BANKS OK AUGUST 18, 1948
f i n thousands of d o l l a r s )
A S S E T S
Total
21,327,670

Boston
307,411*

612,465

55,723

22,440.155
267,31*2

361,11*2
27,160

d i s c o u n t s and advances
301,593
I n d u s t r i a l loans
683
U. S. Govt, s e c u r i t i e s :
Bills
7,15U,957

18,120

93,378

480,985

5,128,407 544,752
1,857,600 124,875
7,409,756 498,114

Gold c e r t i f i c a t e s
Redemption fund f o r
F. R. n o t e s
Total gold certificate

reserves
ether cash

Certificates
ivoxes
Bonds

Hew York
Fhila.
Cleve.
7,009,702 H 2 9 , i | 8 2 11*59,803
62,582

58,169

72,885

Rich. A t l a n t a Chicago S t . L o u i s
994,868 1018,2l*7 4312,139 612,1*27
56.6U1*

35.846

luinn. Kans.Cy.
467,800 790,427

D a l l a s SanFran.
532.089 2693,272

95.899

45.556

22,1*10

54,709

7,072,284 1187,651 1532,638 1051,512 1054,093 4408,033
50,427
14.361
23,876
15,973
19,376
39,914

657,965
12,935

490,210
3,166

825,136
10,221

32,li*7

16,990
- -

6,323

lli,307

8,762

333,500

19,026

26,234

u7,82l

558,523 2741,093
10,776
54,159

20,279
376

28,741
258

22,39'2
54

21,128

1,715,628

511,078

685,947

464,673

558,693 1050,479

560,126

219,007

32li,254

650,582

1,229,699
445,419
1,776,727

566.322 1*91,661 553.059 257,105 728,635
132,688 178,088 120,61*0 93,127 263,943
529.279 710,575 481,219 57l,li75 1052,357

283.15U
102,564
4C9,H5

156.976 239,040 232,414
56,859
86,585
84,185
226,805 545.576 555,805

465,5U2
166,627
672,655

T o t a l U . S . Government

securities

21,550,720 1448,726

5,167,475 1559,567 2066,069 1599,591 1080,401 5095,944 1154,959

659,647 1004,501 976,656 1957,586

T o t a l loans and
securities"~

21,855,001 1466,846

5,26o,35l 1560,022 2C95,o6s 11*22,037 1099,1*27 3128,091 1171,949

665,970 1018,308

Due from f o r e i g n banks

p.R.notes of other banks
Uncollected items
Bank premises
o'ther a s s e t s

TOTAL ASSETS




985,418 1973,514

^9

3

l / 16

4

4

2

2

7

2

1

2

2

4

126,721*

7,477

18,355

9,950

5,548

12,054

10,776

15,529

7,452

12,1*74

7,5lU

4,951

16,9^4

" " " —""

"' ~ ~""

"""" *"*~

' "*" " " '

2 "' " ^"'",

n

~"* "' ,!

'"""' ""*""

"* "' ~~"*

•""" ~"!

"" *~"'

""" "^

"''" , '—"

^""~ ""'^

1*7,727,056 2592,810 12,970,737 2981,381 3955,715 2764,1*24 2585,598 8052,646 1985,555 1261,411 2027,067 1706,01*2 5045,894
l/ After deducting $33,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.

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LIABILITIES
F e d e r a l Reserve n o t e s
Deposits ;

STATEMENT OF GOHDITI^p QF THE iiiDBRnL kEbi^h.Vrj iiai\uu> oi« AUU'OOX 1 8 , 19UO
( I n thousands of d o l l a r s )
New York
Phila.
Cleve.
R i c h . A t l a n t a Chicago Sto-Louis
Total
Boston
23,862,62*8 12*18,2*29 5,1473,108 163U.518 2109,880 1631,968 1316,803 2*559,585 1082,663

iiemoer b a n k - r e s e r v e a c c t . 17,602,520
U.S.Treasurer-general acct.l,963,30li
Foreign
393,783
o t h e r
571,713
Total deposits
20,531,320
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y items 2 , 575,02*8
Other l i a b i l i t i e s i n c l u d i n g
accrued d i v i d e n d s
11,928
TOTAL LIABILITIES
2*6,980,9242*
C a p i t a l paid i n
199,226
Surplus ( S e c t i o n 7)
2*2*8.189
Surplus ( S e c t i o n 13b)
27,52*3
. t h e r c a o i t a l accounts
71,151*

714.0,515
155,14-97
23,li35
3,515
922,962
202,987
836

Discounts and advances
I n d u s t r i a l loans
U.S.Govt* s e c u r i t i e s




301,593
688
21,550,720

2,972*

25U5,2li4 12,7141,962
69,021
11,323
138,596
28,117
7,319
3,oil
5,12*5
13,839

TOTAL LIABILITIES AKD
2*7,727,056 2592,810
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Contingent l i a b i l i t y on b i l l s purchased
for foreign correspondents
1,820
115
)omnutEients t o sake i n d u s t r i a l s ,nf.
„c
loans
0,190
75
. R. n o t e s o u t s t a n d i n g
22*, 585,731 12*75,785
C o l l a t e r a l £cv F. R. n o t e s
h e l d by F. R. Agents?
Gold c e r t i f i c a t e s
13,539,000 2*60,000
E l i g i b l e paper
50,299
3,2*60
U.S.Govt, s e c u r i t i e s
11,925,000 1100,000
Total

5,817.19U 818,558 1302,967
2*35,391 165,366 195,683
l/l2*l,2*33
30,02*3
32*. 123
1405,908 103,811
6,063
6,799,926 1117,778 1538,836
1465,95k 168,2*12* 2 3 6 , 8 9 5

719,102
129,910
18,172*
1,938
869,1214
22li,iV75

716,955 2732,1481
108,099 2ol4,l462
15,207
50,1142

577

2,734

6140,838 2990,119
193,199 399,627

Minn. Kans.Cy.

D a l l a s SanFran.

613,175

929,827

609,987 2482,705

616,225 1*25,650
120,771 123,001
13,352
9,273
<?Mi __ 1,573
755,775 559.1*97
118,3114
68,585

813,926
107,151
12,982

8214,1471 207l4,u76
101,2142 116,731
32,708
12,611
5M 3Q.0li6
938,852 2262,961
129,625 232,911*

931*, 652
132*,059

l»26l
623
518
695
552*
1,925
517
558
1,076
52L
2921,1405 3886,872 2726,190 2351,3914 7951,256 1957,270 122* 1» 61*8 1999,055 1679,022 2*979,656
114,621
19^021
2*, 395
6,870
8,522*
7,796
224,711*
6,561
7,729
18,651
35,350
1*2,173
21,210
19,110
66,2?,7
16,972 11*233
16.12*8
12*,ill
38,952
2*,2489
1,006
3,32*9
762
1,1*29
521
1,073
1,137
1,307
2,12*0
5,516 __6 JU 6j 4 l
6.2*95
5,151
Ju326_9.Q3Q
ii,2Q9- — 3 * 0 6 2
3*852- - .,3,873

12,970,737 2981,381 3955,713 2762*,2*21* 2383,398 8052,62*6 1985,533 1261,2*11 2027,067 1706,02*2 502*5,89!*
2/

582

1I47

167

89

66

2*6

62*

- ,1*97
1,108
12*9
16
2*78
5,637,692 1683,507 2171,958 1688,723 1362,123 2*633,725 1120,079

629,880

3,750
953,2*51

11
62*3,726 2585,08

200,000
505
2*50,000

280.,000
6,162
700,000

169,000 2 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0
650
500,000 800,000

1 to 2
years

2 to 5
years

Over
5 years

103,82*3
63,057
62.1*13
559
32
17
2*6
2
6
12
12*
1
*6
l,922*»9Ul
1,961,622
3,732,272*
1,552,787
2*80,800
2*,2*88,5l*0
1,162*,156
1/ After d e d u c t i n g $252,212,000 p a r t i c i p a t i o n s of o t h e r F e d e r a l Reserve Banks,
2 / After d e d u c t i n g
$ 1 , 2 3 8 , 0 0 0 p a r t i c i p a t i o n s of o t h e r F e d e r a l Reserve Banks.

6,21*5,600

V/ithin
15 days

75

22*7

l*,770,ooo 550,000 735,ooo 625,000 6 7 5 , 0 0 0 2760,000 315,000
18,789
1,2*30
- 10,690
- - 8,613
1*000,000 1200,000 1500,000 1075,000 750,000 1900,000 950,000
HATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LQA3S AIID SECURITIES
91 days to
6 months
3i to
61 to
16 to
90 days
6 months
to 1 year
30 days
60 days

62

72,280

160